The Texas Medical Center ( TMC ) is a neighborhood in south-central Houston , Texas , United States. It is immediately south of the Museum District and west of Texas State Highway 288 .
59-692: 29°42′36″N 95°23′59″W / 29.7101°N 95.3998°W / 29.7101; -95.3998 Houston Methodist Hospital is the flagship quaternary care hospital of Houston Methodist academic medical center. Located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston , Texas , Houston Methodist Hospital was established in 1919 during the height of the Spanish influenza epidemic as an outreach ministry of Methodist Episcopal Church . Houston Methodist comprises eight hospitals, an academic institute,
118-408: A $ 1 million donation from Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen , the hospital relocated to the Texas Medical Center and opened a 300-bed facility in 1951. Heart surgeon Michael E. DeBakey (1908–2008), a faculty member and later Chancellor Emeritus of Baylor College of Medicine , performed the first removal of a carotid artery blockage (1950); the first aorto-coronary bypass surgery (1964); the first use of
177-558: A $ 550 million complex on the southern side of the TMC including academic, medical office, and housing buildings. On June 24, 2020, The Texas Medical Center released data showing a 97% capacity in its ICU facilities due to the Covid-19 crisis . The Texas Medical Center has been a forefront of helping COVID-19 victims in Houston during the pandemic. The Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston
236-496: A Mark Art Program at Texas Children’s Hospital; HISD's DeBakey High School for Health Professions; Eye Care for Kids Foundation; The Greater Houston Chapter of the American Red Cross; The National Space Biomedical Research Institute; San Jose Clinic; Haddassah; and The Dr. Marnie Rose Foundation. In an effort to increase appreciation for classical music in young audiences, Texas Medical Center Orchestra has developed
295-710: A billion dollars, and almost 1.2 million square feet of healthcare development, the first two facilities to open in the new campus were the Texas Children’s Hospital and The Houston Methodist West Hospital. Texas Children’s West Campus is among the nation’s largest suburban pediatric hospitals . In 2012, Texas Medical Center added the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston , which treats pediatric trauma burns, as its 50th member institution. In 2016, Texas Medical Center added San José Clinic ,
354-623: A close relationship with the charter school, KIPP SHARP of KIPP Houston . By coordinating efforts with KIPP SHARP teachers and administrators, TMCO has integrated its musical programming into the school's curriculum. Works that the orchestra performs are taught and discussed in history, art and music classes. The students are invited to display artwork and essays in the Wortham lobby at TMCO concerts, and they are encouraged to attend with their families. TMCO has included KIPP choirs and orchestras in concert performances. In 2011, TMCO began working with
413-457: A dental school. All 54 institutions are not-for-profit . Among the affiliated medical schools are the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Baylor College of Medicine , University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Texas A&M College of Medicine . Some member institutions are located outside the city of Houston . In 2016, more heart surgeries were performed at
472-579: A part of Fire District 21, is near the Texas Medical Center at 7100 Fannin at South Braeswood Boulevard. The original Firehouse 33 was one of the last stations to be housed in an original volunteer fire station. The original Station 33 was the city hall/fire station of Braeswood. The City of Houston annexed the area in 1950. The current Fire Station 33 opened one block from the original station in August 2004. The city relinquished its ownership of
531-493: A primary care group, and more than 300 locations throughout greater Houston. The hospital has consistently ranked as "One of America's Best Hospitals" according to U.S. News & World Report . The hospital has earned worldwide recognition in multiple specialties including cardiovascular surgery, cancer, epilepsy treatment and organ transplantation. Houston Methodist System changed its official name to Houston Methodist in 2013. Originally located near downtown Houston , after
590-514: A ventricular assist device to pump blood and support a diseased heart (1966); and some of the first U.S. heart transplants (1968 and 1969) at the hospital. DeBakey also created the first Dacron graft (1953). In 1976, unusually heavy rains caused more than $ 20 million in flood-related damage in the Texas Medical Center, knocking out power at three hospitals. Six feet of water filled Methodist's basement. On June 8, 2001, Tropical Storm Allison dropped up to 37 inches of rain on parts of Houston, causing
649-483: Is 2.1-square-mile (5.4 km ). The Texas Medical Center employs over 106,000 people, hosts 10 million patient encounters annually, and has a gross domestic product of US$ 25 billion. Over the decades, the TMC has expanded south of Brays Bayou toward NRG Park , and the organization has developed ambitious plans for a new "innovation campus" south of the river. The 4.93-square-mile (12.8 km ) Medical Center / Astrodome area, highly populated with medical workers,
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#1732781095149708-448: Is a dense agglomeration of hospitals, schools, and ancillary businesses clustered on a triangular piece of land bordered by Rice University and the neighborhood of Southampton to the west, Brays Bayou to the south and east, and Hermann Park to the north. With 106,000 employees, the TMC has an employment density of approximately 50,475 per square mile (19,489/km ). The Texas Medical Center Corporation has compared its dense cityscape to
767-754: Is headquartered at the John P. McGovern Campus on Holcombe Boulevard southeast of Hermann Park, adjacent to the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center . The United States Postal Service operates the Medical Center Station on Almeda Road, and Harris County Public Library operates the Texas Medical Center Library near the Baylor School of Medicine. The Houston Fire Department Station 33 Medical Center,
826-519: Is home to over 20,000 people. The TMC is served by the METRORail Red Line, a north-south light rail route which connects the district to Downtown Houston and NRG Park. The Texas Medical Center contains 54 medicine-related institutions, with 21 hospitals and eight specialty institutions, eight academic and research institutions, four medical schools , seven nursing schools, three public health organizations, two pharmacy schools and
885-2464: Is the largest medical complex in the world, comprising 21 hospitals, 8 specialty institutions, 8 academic and research institutions, 4 medical schools, 3 nursing schools, 2 pharmacy schools, and 1 dental school. Additionally, The Texas Medical Center (TMC) hosts over 400 biotech and healthcare startups, alongside numerous major pharmaceutical companies, making it a leading hub for medical innovation. 1. Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center 2. Ben Taub General Hospital 3. Houston Methodist Hospital 4. John Sealy Hospital 5. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center 6. Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital 7. Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center 8. Rebecca Sealy Hospital 9. Shriner's Hospital for Children — Galveston 10. Shriners Hospitals for Children — Houston 11. Texas Children's Hospital 12. TIRR Memorial Hermann 13. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 14. St. Dominic Village 15. San Jose Clinic 16. Houston Hospice 17. Harris Health System 18. The Menninger Clinic 19. Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital 20. Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital 21. Houston Methodist West Hospital 1. Texas Heart Institute 2. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 3. TIRR Memorial Hermann 4. Texas Children's Cancer Center 5. Texas Children's Hospital 6. Shriners Hospitals for Children 7. The Menninger Clinic 8. DePelchin Children's Center 1. Baylor College of Medicine 2. Rice University - BioScience Research Collaborative 3. Texas A&M Health Science Center Institute of Biosciences and Technology 4. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 5. University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 6. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 7. Texas Woman's University Institute of Health Sciences 8. Houston Methodist Research Institute 1. Baylor College of Medicine 2. McGovern Medical School 3. Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine 4. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 1. Prairie View A&M College of Nursing 2. Texas Woman's University College of Nursing 3. Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth 4. Houston Community College 1. University of Houston College of Pharmacy 2. Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 1. UTHealth School of Dentistry The Texas Medical Center
944-555: Is within the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Melinda Webb School, a private school for deaf infants to 7 years old, is located in the TMC; it is operated by the Center for Hearing and Speech and was previously at 3636 W. Dallas. The school serves as a day school for children not yet mainstreamed into regular classrooms and a speech and therapy center for those that are. Previously known as
1003-753: The American Nurses Association Board of Directors approved the creation of the Magnet Hospital Recognition Program for Excellence in Nursing Services. The program was based on an earlier study by the American Academy of Nursing which identified 14 characteristics of healthcare organizations that excelled in recruitment and retention of registered nurses . Following a pilot program involving five hospitals, in 1994, ANCC awarded
1062-498: The Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission which recorded the aftereffects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki . In 1993, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center began a $ 248.6-million expansion project which constructed an inpatient pavilion with 512 beds, two research buildings, an outpatient clinic building, a faculty office building, and a patient-family hotel. From 2005 to present,
1121-483: The Chicago Loop and Lower Manhattan . The core of the TMC is serviced by three large arterial roads. Main and Fannin streets run southwest to northeast, while Holcombe Boulevard runs west to east. The Texas Medical Center is one of the few employment centers in Houston which is not directly serviced by a freeway; the nearest freeway is Texas State Highway 288 , located to the east of Hermann Park. To compensate,
1180-589: The Magnet Recognition Program of the American Nurses Credentialing Center . Houston Methodist Hospital was selected for the 2018 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award for excellence in delivering high-quality health care from Vizient, formerly known as UHC. Other awards and achievements include: Houston Methodist is an academic medical center affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College and
1239-464: The Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center , opened in 1946 and became a teaching facility for Baylor College of Medicine . In 1946, several projects were approved for inclusion in the Texas Medical Center including: M.D. Anderson Hospital for Cancer Research of the University of Texas began construction in 1953. Texas Children's Hospital admitted its first patient in 1954. During
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#17327810951491298-865: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society , Lone Star Chapter in an annual co-sponsorship of a bicycle ride, "Gran Fondo: Texas TMCO" that precedes the MS150 and benefits both organizations. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the Texas Medical Center Orchestra was invited to perform Diane Warren's Oscar-nominated song, "I'm Standing With You" in a monumental music video that featured more than 170 artists from six continents. Warren teamed up with director Gev Miron and composer/arranger Sharon Farber to put this effort together, which has raised over $ 7 million for
1357-682: The Third Ward , and Lamar High School in Upper Kirby . Formerly known as the Doctors Orchestra of Houston, the Texas Medical Center Orchestra was established in November 2000 and is one of the few orchestras in the world that originated from health professions. Members of the orchestra include physicians, dentists, nurses, medical students, biomedical scientists, social workers and other health professionals. The mission of
1416-459: The University of Houston . Houston Methodist hospital has required its employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine by June 7, 2021. It was the nation's first hospital system to require its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 , a disease that, as of June 2021, had caused more than 3.7 million deaths worldwide. As part of the mandate, the hospital system's 26,000 employees were required to get their first COVID-19 shot by June 7, 2021. This wasn't
1475-712: The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University , as well as NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital . From 1950 to 2004, Houston Methodist was affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine . Houston Methodist is a Christian hospital network affiliated with the United Methodist Church by means of the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. [1] Other affiliations include Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and
1534-557: The EnMed program which is an innovative Engineering Medicine program designed to educate a new kind of physician who will create transformational technology for health care. Houston Methodist comprises seven community hospitals, a continuing care hospital, as well as several emergency centers and physical therapy clinics throughout greater Houston, including: U.S. News & World Report routinely names Houston Methodist Hospital as one of its “Best Hospitals,” most recently in 2021 where it
1593-819: The George and Cynthia Mitchell Basic Sciences Research Building, the Ambulatory Clinical Building, the Cancer Prevention Center and a new research building on the South Campus opened. The Proton Therapy Center, the largest facility in the United States where proton therapy is used to treat cancer, opened in July 2006. In 2001, the Texas Medical Center was devastated by Tropical Storm Allison , which flooded basements and
1652-711: The Harris Health System (known then as Harris County Hospital District) opened in 1963. The TMC Library provides access to thousands of current digital books and journals and its John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center houses rare medical books dating back to the 1500s, historical manuscripts such as the McGovern Collection on the History of Medicine, the Menninger Collection of Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis, and
1711-611: The Houston School for Deaf Children, it was given its current name, after a deaf girl, in 1997. The girl died of leukemia circa 1958; a former student of the school, she had been the first area deaf child to be mainstreamed into a public school, as she began attending one in Texas City in 1954. Her father, Frank Webb, donated $ 1 million to what became the Melinda Webb School in 2002. That year its enrollment
1770-531: The June 7 vaccination deadline, the hospital first suspended the 178 employees who were not yet vaccinated. During this two-week suspension, 25 more employees got vaccinated. Dr. Marc Boom, CEO of Houston Methodist, said as healthcare workers, we have "a sacred obligation to care for patients" and that mandating the vaccine was consistent with "our responsibility to keep patients safe". More recently, Dr. Boom has also said he has no regrets about his decision, adding that
1829-683: The TMC has developed strong transit connections; the entirety of the district is serviced by the METRORail Red Line , which runs along Fannin. Rail stops in the Medical Center include Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo , Dryden/TMC , and the Texas Medical Center Transit Center , which doubles as a hub for local bus routes. These three stops are the busiest stations on the Red Line; ultimately,
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1888-488: The Texas Medical Center Corporation—a non-profit umbrella organization—which constitutes the largest medical center and life science destination in the world. As the world's largest medical center, it's also nicknamed as the "Medical Mini-City" . The TMC has the world's highest density of clinical facilities for patient care, basic biomedical sciences , and translational research . The neighborhood
1947-546: The Texas Medical Center than anywhere else in the world with 13,600 heart surgeries annually. 180,000 annual surgeries were performed. The TMC performed one surgery every three minutes. Over 25,000 babies were delivered each year, more than one baby every 20 minutes. The Texas Medical Center offered over 9,200 total patient beds. The Center receives an average of 3,300 patient visits a day, and over eight million annual patient visits, including over 18,000 international patients. The TMC has over 750,000 ER visitors each year. In 2011,
2006-465: The Texas Medical Center. At night, it became recognizable by its unique rainbow lantern. The construction was part of the system's citywide "Century Project" initiative. In 2005, Baylor College of Medicine opened the Baylor Clinic. The Texas Children's Hospital announced the largest investment and program expansion ever by a single pediatric organization. The $ 1.5 billion, four-year initiative
2065-835: The United Nations Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization (WHO). The City of Houston defines an area around the Medical Center as the Med Center Super Neighborhood. In 2015 that area had 2,717 residents. 52% were non-Hispanic white, 16% each were non-Hispanic Black and Asian, 12% were Hispanics, and 4% were non-Hispanic other. In 2000 the area had 2,358 residents. 47% were non-Hispanic white, 33% were non-Hispanic Asian, 10% were Hispanic, 8% were non-Hispanic Black, and 2% were non-Hispanic other. The main TMC area
2124-408: The center employed over 106,000 people, including 20,000 physicians, scientists, researchers and other advanced degree professionals in the life sciences . The TMC has over 160,000 visitors each day. The Texas Medical Center houses the world's largest children's hospital ( Texas Children's Hospital ), as well as the world's largest cancer hospital ( MD Anderson Cancer Center ). Texas Medical Center
2183-637: The community's leading charity care clinic, as a member institution. Denise Castillo-Rhodes, executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Texas Medical Center, as well as a volunteer for San José Clinic noted when it became a member of TMC: "San José Clinic serves a very important role in our community. Thus, it is a natural next step for the Clinic to join the Texas Medical Center as its newest member, as it continues to grow and provide extraordinary healthcare and education at affordable prices.". In 2020, Texas A&M announced plans to build
2242-530: The district's bus, light rail, and shuttle services deliver nearly 65,000 trips per day to and from the area. In the 2010s, rapid development within the Medical Center began to strain existing transportation infrastructure; the average daily traffic on Fannin Street and nearby arterial Kirby Drive is expected to double by 2035. New development during the first half of the decade is expected to require an additional 50,000 parking spaces to meet demand. Solutions to
2301-515: The district's traffic problems include expanding existing arterial roads, boosting transit capacity, and constructing new contract parking lots on the outskirts. The Third Ward Redevelopment Council defines the TMC as being part of the Third Ward . T. R. Witcher of the Houston Press wrote in 1995 that the TMC and nearby areas are "not the first places that come to mind when you say "Third Ward,"[...]". The Texas Medical Center Corporation
2360-654: The expenditures were earmarked for new equipment and information systems. In 2010, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston , including the John Sealy Hospital , became the 49th member of the Texas Medical Center and the first member-institution located outside the City of Houston. Texas Medical Center–West Campus, serving residents of greater west Houston and adjacent areas, opened in January, 2011. Representing an initial investment of more than half
2419-636: The first Magnet recognition to the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, WA. In 1997, ANCC changed the official name of the program to the Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program. The following year, the program was expanded by ANCC to include recognition of long term care facilities. By 2000, ANCC had received numerous requests to expand the program outside of the US. The ANCC Board then expanded
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2478-421: The first floors with 18 inches of water. This resulted in retrofitting of storm doors and barriers to prevent future flooding. The Memorial Hermann Healthcare System constructed the six-floor, 165,000-square-foot (15,300 m ) Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute. Also recently completed around 2006 was the 30-story Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, which is now the largest medical office building in
2537-404: The first vaccine the hospital had mandated. The flu vaccine has been mandated for all Houston Methodist employees since 2009. Ultimately, 99% of employees complied with the hospital's COVID-19 mandate. Less than 0.6% of employees quit or were fired because they refused to get vaccinated, and a small number of employees were exempt or allowed to defer for medical reasons. Prior to taking action on
2596-656: The framework that distinguishes Magnet organizations. This component includes the Forces of Quality of Nursing Leadership and Management Style. This component includes the Forces of Organizational Structure, Personnel Policies and Programs, Community and the Healthcare Organization, Image of Nursing, and Professional Development. This component includes the Forces of Professional Models of Care, Consultation and Resources, Autonomy, Nurses as Teachers, and Interdisciplinary Relationships. This component includes
2655-514: The hospital system did not require follow up vaccination for the newer variants of COVID-19. [2] See also: List of companies in Houston See: List of colleges and universities in Houston [REDACTED] Category [REDACTED] Texas portal Texas Medical Center Over 60 medical institutions, largely concentrated in a triangular area between Brays Bayou , Rice University , and Hermann Park , are members of
2714-677: The late 1950s, the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research opened. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston added the Gimbel Research Wing. Texas Woman's University Nursing Program began instruction. In 1962, the Texas Heart Institute was chartered and became affiliated with Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (known then as St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital) and Texas Children's Hospital. Ben Taub General Hospital of
2773-500: The mandate was "the best decision we ever made." The hospital's CEO credits it to keeping 300 employees from getting sick during the Delta surge over the 2021 summer, according to a hospital analysis. Of those who did get sick during the surge, Dr. Boom said that these employees reported less severe symptoms and, importantly, no employees died. There was pushback against the mandate, but it was small and short-lived. 117 employees challenged
2832-474: The nation have since followed Houston Methodist in requiring COVID-19 vaccination for employees, with about 41% of hospitals nationwide having some sort of mandate in place as of October 2021. As of December 1st, 2023 the hospital back pedaled on this policy ahead of the new state law passed by the Texas state legislature banning the requirement of COVID-19 vaccines by private employers. It should also be noted that
2891-637: The orchestra is to provide health care professionals with a high-quality outlet for creative expression through the world of symphonic music; perform regularly at affordable concerts that are open to the public and in an accessible venue; attract a diverse audience by commitments to select popular programming reflecting Houston’s diversity; and bring public attention to, and provide programmatic support for, medically related and/or educational charities. Organizations which have received contributions include: The University of Texas Medical School for heart research; The Ben Taub BOOKS programs; The H.O.M.E.S Clinic; Making
2950-615: The original fire station. The Texas Medical Center is within the Houston Police Department 's South Central Patrol Division. Formerly TMC had its own employee housing, Laurence H. Favrot Tower Apartments, which accommodated TMC employees and their dependents. On August 31, 2012 the complex closed. Dependent children living there were within the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and zoned to Roberts Elementary School in Southgate , Ryan Middle School in
3009-464: The program to recognize healthcare organizations abroad. In 2002, ANCC once again changed the official name of the program to its current name, Magnet Recognition Program. The program is based on the 14 characteristics of "Magnet" facilities originally described in the 1983 AAN study. These characteristics are known as the Forces of Magnetism. These Forces are grouped into 5 Components that represent
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#17327810951493068-402: The university by supplying funds and land on the condition that the hospital be established in Houston and named after its founder. President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved the purchase of 118 acres (0.48 km ) from the estate of local entrepreneur George Hermann (namesake of Hermann Park ) in 1944 for the construction of a 1,000-bed naval hospital in Houston. The hospital, later renamed
3127-637: The vaccine requirement by suing the hospital, claiming the vaccine was “experimental”. Many such lawsuits were backed by prominent anti-vaxxers like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The group of medical workers staged a walk out on June 7. U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes dismissed the lawsuit on June 12, 2021, calling the plaintiff's allegations that the vaccine was experimental "false" and adding that the hospital's policy doesn't violate state or federal law and isn’t considered “coercion”. On June 22, 2021, 153 Houston Methodist employees either resigned or were terminated for refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Hospitals across
3186-490: The worst flooding in the city's history up until that time, with serious damage to the Texas Medical Center. About 40 feet of water filled Methodist Hospital's basement and entered the neurosensory building. The hospital discharged 400 patients and did not fully reopen until five weeks after the storm. The flooding caused an estimated $ 360 million in damage. Consisting of the existing Texas Medical Center facility and several newly constructed regional hospitals, Houston Methodist
3245-748: Was 35-40. In 2020 it began admitting preschool students without hearing difficulties to provide a more mainstream environment. Magnet Recognition Program The Magnet Recognition Program is a recognition program operated by the American Nurses Credentialing Center that allows nurses to recognize nursing excellence in other nurses. It is considered the highest recognition for nursing excellence. The program also offers an avenue to disseminate successful nursing practices and strategies. ANCC proclaims that "A growing body of research indicates that Magnet hospitals have higher percentages of satisfied RNs, lower RN turnover and vacancy, improved clinical outcomes and improved patient satisfaction." In December 1990,
3304-560: Was established in 1945, in part by funds endowed to the M.D. Anderson Foundation by businessman Monroe Dunaway Anderson . The fund's first gift was a check of $ 1,000 to the Junior League Eye Fund for eyeglasses. In 1941, the Texas State Legislature granted funds to the University of Texas for the purpose of starting a cancer research hospital. The M.D. Anderson Foundation matched the state's gift to
3363-651: Was established in 1996 to extend health services beyond the Texas Medical Center and into communities throughout Houston. Houston Methodist, the University of Houston , and Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University jointly founded the Institute for Biomedical Imaging Science. The institute will create interdisciplinary programs in biomedical imaging and will develop joint training programs to produce basic and applied scientists. Also, beginning in 2019 Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in partnership with Houston Methodist Hospital will launch
3422-445: Was regionally ranked number one in Texas and number 16 nationally. Houston Methodist is nationally ranked in ten specialties and achieved maximum points for superior performance in 17 out of 17 common adult procedures and conditions. Houston Methodist has a dedicated center for innovation in digital platforms for healthcare delivery Houston Methodist has five hospitals with distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient care by
3481-437: Was targeted for completion in 2010 and focused on research and accessibility. Major projects included the development of the neurological research institute ($ 215 million), the formation of a maternity center ($ 575 million), and the expansion of existing research facilities ($ 120 million). Texas Children's was undertaking the development of one of the largest pediatric hospitals in a suburban setting ($ 220 million). The remainder of
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